Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H995: Public Employees Relations Commission
Status: Passed one chamber, March 11, 2026
Revises provisions relating to certain final orders issued by PERC; specifies annual salaries of chair & other commissioners of PERC; revises provisions for delivery of service; requires employee organization, within specified timeframe, to revoke membership of, & cease collection of membership dues from, public employee; revises requirements for registration, registration renewal, certification, recertification, or decertification of employee organizations; removes provisions relating to revocation of certification of employee organizations; requires commission or one of its designated agents to conduct investigation if challenge is filed; provides prohibitions on public employers, their agents or representatives, & any person acting on their behalf; revises provisions relating to impasse; authorizes certain actions by public employees upon agreement between public employer & bargaining agent; provides exceptions for certain bargaining units; increases fines for certain violations.
What the bill says
An act relating to the Public Employees Relations Commission; amending s. 110.227, F.S.; conforming final order requirements to ch. 120, F.S.; removing a provision requiring exceptions to a recommended order to be filed within a specified timeframe; amending s. 112.0455, F.S.; conforming final order requirements to ch. 120, F.S.; revising the timeframe in which an appeal hearing must be conducted; amending s. 120.80, F.S.; providing applicability; amending s. 295.14, F.S.; conforming final order requirements to ch. 120, F.S.; amending s. 447.203, F.S.…
From the introduced text, February 27, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to the Public Employees Relations Commission; amending s. 110.227, F.S.; conforming final order requirements to ch. 120, F.S.; removing a provision requiring exceptions to a recommended order to be filed within a specified timeframe; amending s. 112.0455, F.S.; conforming final order requirements to ch. 120, F.S.; revising the timeframe in which an appeal hearing must be conducted; amending s. 120.80, F.S.; providing applicability; amending s. 295.14, F.S.; conforming final order requirements to ch. 120, F.S.; amending s. 447.203, F.S.; providing and revising definitions; amending s. 447.205, F.S.; revising the seal of the Public Employees Relations Commission; amending s. 447.207, F.S.; providing construction relating to the rulemaking authority of the commission; authorizing subpoenas to be served by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal service; revising requirements for proof of service; removing the requirement that the commission adopt rules for the qualifications of persons who may serve as mediators; authorizing the commission, under certain circumstances, to waive the application of any provision of part II of ch. 447, F.S., rather than only specified provisions; amending s. 447.301, F.S.; words underlined are additions. hb995-02-c2 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/CS/HB 995 2026 revising requirements for an employee organization membership authorization form; requiring an employee organization, within a specified timeframe, to revoke the membership of and cease the …
Sponsors
- Jenna Persons-Mulicka (R, 78) · primary sponsor
- Webster Barnaby (R, HD-027)
- Barnaby, Webster (R, HD-029)
- Black, Dean (R, HD-015)
- Buchanan, James (R, SD-022)
- Owen, Michael (R, HD-070)
Latest actions
- : Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1296 (Ch. 2026-58)
- : Added to Second Reading Calendar
- : 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- : Bill referred to House Calendar
- : CS Filed
- : Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- : Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- : Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
- : Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- : Now in State Affairs Committee
Votes
- House: State Affairs Committee (February 26, 2026): 17 yea, 8 nay, passed
- House: State Affairs Committee (February 26, 2026): 17 yea, 8 nay, passed
- House: State Administration Budget Subcommittee (February 5, 2026): 8 yea, 4 nay, passed
- House: State Administration Budget Subcommittee (February 5, 2026): 8 yea, 4 nay, passed
- House: Government Operations Subcommittee (January 29, 2026): 12 yea, 5 nay, passed
- House: Government Operations Subcommittee (January 29, 2026): 12 yea, 5 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H995?
- H995 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Public Employees Relations Commission.
- What does H995 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the Public Employees Relations Commission; amending s. 110.227, F.S.; conforming final order requirements to ch. 120, F.S.; removing a provision requiring exceptions to a recommended order to be filed within a specified timeframe; amending s. 112.0455, F.S.; conforming final order requirements to ch. 120, F.S.; revising the timeframe in which an appeal hearing must be conducted; amending s. 120.80, F.S.; providing applicability; amending s. 295.14, F.S.; conforming final order requirements to ch. 120, F.S.; amending s. 447.203, F.S.…
- What is the status of H995?
- Passed one chamber as of March 11, 2026. Latest action: Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1296 (Ch. 2026-58) (March 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored H995?
- Jenna Persons-Mulicka (R, 78), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H995?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/995
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